Phil Mickelson can’t seem to put together a good round on Sunday when he’s in prime position to overtake Tiger Woods as world’s number one. But if the two were playing matches when paired together, Mickelson just notched another win in the final round of the BMW Championship. Curiously enough, Lefty has thrived playing alongside Woods in recent years. On Sunday he posted his best score of the week, shooting a four-under 67, three strokes better than Tiger’s lackluster 70.

“I love playing with Tiger,” Mickelson chirped in a post-round interview. “He brings the best out of me. I certainly enjoy being paired with him. I hope the Tour does it a little more on their own, too, maybe we can play a little more together Thursday and Friday.”

• Before large galleries, when on the green, Woods will often putt out first. That means the crowd moves to the next tee while the other player is still finishing the hole, creating an annoying distraction. That ploy wouldn’t have worked very well Sunday. Mickelson kept making putts from everywhere.

• Woods likes to lag back and get to the tee box second, so that the crowd screams loudest, and last, for him.

• Harmon said Woods intentionally walks quickly when playing with slow players and slowly when playing with fast competitors. Most people would never notice.

• Harmon said Woods sometimes hits 3-wood off the tee on driver holes, just to make the other player have to stand around for a few minutes. “You have your momentum and adrenaline going, and he slows down and makes you wait,” the coach said.

Guess who just climbed to the top of Tiger’s “list”? The same guy who obviously doesn’t care — Butch. (Well played!) And guess who is still smiling smugly?

Oh, when reporters asked Phil if he’d like to be paired with Tiger for the fourball matches at the Ryder Cup, he replied with a look that screamed you’ve-gotta-be-kidding-me, “Come on.” Everyone laughed.

Because it was a question to generate that kind of response since everyone knows it’d be a disaster. Plus, it’s been established that Tiger only plays well in team matches when Steve Stricker is his partner, and Phil has made it clear he wants to play with Dustin Johnson.